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The Australian reports that a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A tanker flying over Iraq in March 2016 had a near miss with two British Eurofighters.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Diet on Jan. 22 that the Japan Self-Defense Force has flown protective mission for U.S. military aircraft.
![Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, fly alongside a Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-2s over the vicinity of the East China Sea, Oct. 21, 2017. Following the flight with Koku Jieitai the Lancers continued on to participate in a flyover for the 2017 Seoul Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (Seoul ADEX 17) at Seoul Airport, Republic of Korea. (photo courtesy of Koku Jieitai [Japan Air Self-Defense Force])](http://alert5.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3884757.jpg)
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PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) handed over three AS555 helicopters, two AS565MBe naval helicopters and one CN235 maritime patrol aircraft to the military in Bandung on Jan. 9.
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The Irish Air Corps will buy three PC-12s to replace its existing five Cessna aircraft. The contract was signed by Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Paul Kehoe, on Dec. 19.
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Photo: Office of Paul Kehoe
Bulgaria has agreed to pay RSK MiG $49 million for the overhaul and maintenance of 15 MiG-29s, data from the website of the Public Procurement Agency show.
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